Being accompanied to liver discharge clinic: An easy measure to identify potential liver transplant candidates among those previously considered ineligible

Table 1 Characteristics of overall patient population

Variables	Included patients[n = 69]
Age
Mean (range)	51.4 (26-69)
Sex
Male	45 (65.2%)
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian	44 (63.8%)
Hispanic	12 (17.4%)
African American	11 (15.9%)
Other	2 (2.9%)
Insurance
Medicaid	38 (55.1%)
Medicare	13 (18.8%)
Private	14 (20.3%)
Uninsured	4 (5.8%)
Homeless	2 (2.9%)
English primary language	63 (91.3%)
Marital Status
Married	27 (39.1%)
Single	42 (60.9%)
Cirrhosis etiology
EtOH	39 (56.5%)
EtOH/HCV	15 (21.7%)
HCV	7 (10.1%)
NASH	4 (5.8%)
PBC	1 (1.4%)
NASH/EtOH	1 (1.4%)
AIH	1 (1.4%)
HBV	1 (1.4%)
Other	0 (0%)
Decompensation	63 (91.3%)
Ascites	54 (78.3%)
Hepatic encephalopathy	38 (55.1%)
Variceal hemorrhage	20 (29.0%)
Child Pugh Score
A	9 (13.0%)
B	34 (49.3%)
C	26 (37.7%)
MELD mean (range)	15.0 (6-30)
Patient reported active alcohol use on last admission	40 (58.0%)
Patient reported active substance use on last admission	9 (13.0%)
Previous 1 yr hospitalizations	44 (63.8%)
Previous 1 yr hepatology visit	25 (36.2%)
Accompanied at first TCLC	19 (27.5%)
Deceased at 1 yr	20 (29.0%)

EtOH: Alcohol; HCV: Hepatitis C virus; PBC: Primary biliary cholangitis; NASH: Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis; AIH: Autoimmune hepatitis; PSC: Primary sclerosing cholangitis; HBV: Hepatitis B virus; TCLC: Transitional care liver clinic.